One of these days I hope to see a moose in the wild, but not under the circumstances described in this recent report on National Public Radio.
“It was the brown snout and ears that caught their attention. Then they heard noises coming from under the snow. That was reason enough for three passing snowmobile riders to jump off their machines and start digging.
” ‘It looked like a guy’s arm at first because we were expecting to see a skier,’ Marty Mobley told the Alaska Dispatch News. …
“Mobley said he and two friends, all residents of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, used their shovels to free the animal. …
“When the moose was mostly free, one of the men gently poked the moose, which suddenly stood up. Mobley said it looked like the abominable snowman, as it was covered in packed snow.
“It shook off the snow and ran down the mountain ‘at full steam’ and was apparently uninjured.
” ‘I am an animal lover, and I couldn’t leave it there,’ Mobley said. ‘Besides, we deal with a lot of avalanches and a lot of snow. That kind of karma is something we don’t pass up.’ ” More at NPR.
Photo: Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office, near Aspen, Colo./AP
Not moose but elk. It’s bad all over. Two out of three elk were saved in time.
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Those guys are awesome! I too live in alaska. Once I found a moose with her leg stuck in a trapper’s snare. Was glad to be able to free her and she went on her way none the worse for wear.
What a nice story, Todd. I think I have seen moose in the zoo, but it would be nice to see one in the wild. My son-in-law’s mother sends me pictures of moose from Sweden. She is not crazy about them, though, as they trample her garden.
They destroy our garden sometimes too, but we do our best to keep them out with high fences. They also feed our family through the winter, but I like having them around. We see them almost every day!